PLANTS Profile for Betula pumila (bog birch)

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PLANTS Profile

Betula pumila L.
bog birch

Symbol:

BEPU4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Betulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Betula pumila L.

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Distribution:
Betula pumila L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Betula pumila L.

View 6 genera in Betulaceae, 34 species in Betula or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Betula pumila var. glabra
bog birch

Betula pumila var. glandulifera
bog birch

Betula pumila var. pumila
bog birch

Betula pumila var. renifolia
bog birch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Betula pumila L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Fagales
Family	Betulaceae – Birch family
Genus	Betula L. – birch
Species	Betula pumila L. – bog birch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Betula pumila L.

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
swamp birch		Special Concern
Iowa:
bog birch		Threatened
Maine:
swamp birch		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
swamp birch		Endangered
New Hampshire:
swamp birch		Endangered
New York:
swamp birch		Threatened
Ohio:
swamp birch		Threatened
Vermont:
Betula pumila var. glandulifera
swamp birch		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Betula pumila L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Betula pumila L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19498.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 03:31 PM MDT